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DemocratBill · H.Res. 347· House(119-HRES-347)

Recognizing the significant impact and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in the environmental justice community and further recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice.

Rep. Espaillat
Age: 72 years
New York
Introduced
4/24/2025
Last activity
4/24/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsored by
Adriano Espaillat
Cosponsors
None
Environmental Protection
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This bill acknowledges the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities and the legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in environmental justice. It emphasizes the U.S. government's responsibility to promote environmental justice with global partners. The resolution urges global cooperation to prioritize climate adaptation for disadvantaged communities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Potential Positive Impacts for People

  • Focus on Vulnerable Communities: The bill specifically recognizes that climate change impacts communities of color, indigenous peoples, and other frontline communities most severely (Resolution sections 1, 2, 4). This focus could lead to policies and resources directed toward these groups, offering them greater protection and support.

  • Global Cooperation: The bill promotes the idea that the US Government should work with global partners to promote environmental justice and climate justice (Resolution sections 1, 3, 4). This cooperation could lead to more effective solutions and resource sharing to combat climate change and its effects, benefiting people worldwide.

  • Climate Adaptation: The bill urges the United States Government to expand collaboration and cooperation among its global partners to pursue policies that prioritize climate adaptation among vulnerable and disadvantaged communities (Resolution section 4). It also expresses the need for all countries to promote vulnerable community-focused adaptation to occur across all sectors, including in agriculture, infrastructure, and health (Resolution section 5).

Potential Negative Impacts for People

  • This resolution does not seem to have any negative impacts for people.

Yes· 3 of 35

  • Would Black Americans be better off under this?+8

    Specifically highlights the disproportionate harm to people of color and calls for environmental justice.

  • Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?+8

    Specifically focuses on environmental justice for communities of color and Central American regions.

  • Would Asian Americans be better off under this?+8

    Addresses the disproportionate impact of climate change on people of color.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.